2009 GUE Conference
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2009 GUE Conference ©T. Kincaid ©D. Rhea ©D. Rhea Welcome to the 5th-Annual GUE Conference! FRIDAY, NOV. 13 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY SESSIONS T AKE PLACE A T T HE HIL T ON CONFERENCE CEN T ER IN GAINESVILLE ! 12:00 Registration Opens 12:00 Poster Sessions 14:00 Welcome — Jarrod Jablonski 14:30 Unveiling Project Baseline — Dr. Todd Kincaid 15:15 Establishing Volunteer Groups to Support Conservation Efforts — Jim Stevenson 16:00 Break 16:30 Practical Data Collection — Chris Werner 17:15 Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program — Michael Lang 18:00 WKPP Reception — Meet and socialize with members of the team! 19:00 Closing — Jarrod Jablonski 20:00 Blues Night* (Concert and Dinner) Free outdoor blues concert in downtown Gainesville with local and national musicians. Followed by a private group dinner at a nearby restaurant. *Transportation available SATURDAY, NOV. 14 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SA T URDAY SESSIONS T AKE PLACE A T T HE HIL T ON CONFERENCE CEN T ER IN GAINESVILLE ! 7:00 Pilates for Divers — Renee Neuman Enjoy a workout tailored to a diver's needs, created by a diver! 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 The Haldane Effect — Michael Lang 9:45 GUE Worldwide Diving • New Zealand's Lermontov wreck: Andrew Cronan • Caves of Bosnia: Chris LeMaillot • Wrecks of the South China Sea: Gideon Liew 11:00 Break 11:30 Aerogel and Thermal Advances in Exposure Suits — Bob Stinton 12:15 Karst Recon and Exploration — Brett Hemphill 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Cave Sediments — Ed Reinhardt 15:15 KISS Rebreather — Brett Hemphill 15:45 Sentinal Rebreather — Phil Short 16:15 Break Cont’d... ©D. Rhea SATURDAY , CONT ’D. 16:45 Jutland Project — Peter Brandt and Derk Remmers 17:30 Use of 3-D Imagery in Scientific Inquiry — Evan Kovacs 18:15 Closing — Jarrod Jablonski 20:00 Mardi Gras Party at the Rhea Ranch* The gracious Rhea family welcomes us into their home to celebrate in true Cajun style! *Transportation available SUNDAY, NOV. 15 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY SESSIONS T AKE PLACE A T THE OPERA HOUSE IN HIGH SPRINGS ! (Transportation available for all of these.) 8:00-21:00 Halcyon display with gear updates 8:00-12:00 RB Displays (Sentinal, KISS, RB80) 8:00 Continental Breakfast and Coffee 9:00 CCR Safety Procedures — Phil Short 9:45 GUE Curriculum Changes — Training Directors 10:45 Curriculum Q/A - Anything goes! — Training Council and GUE Instructors 11:15 Closing — Jarrod Jablonski 11:30 BBQ Lunch at Extreme Exposure Your choice for the rest of the day—pick from our options below, or do whatever you like! NOTE: ALL AC T IVI T IES BELOW REQUIRE ADVANCED REGIS T RA T ION . WORKSHOPS : 13:00-14:00 Halcyon equipment overview — Corey Smith and Ken Charlesworth 14:00-15:00 Halcyon equipment maintenance/repair — Corey Smith and Ken Charlesworth 15:00-16:00 Basic Survey — Chris Werner and Fred Devos 16:00-17:00 Advanced Survey — Chris Werner and Fred Devos SUNDAY , CONT ’D. HALF -DAY AC T IVI T IES 11:00-17:00 DUI Demo Days 13:00-17:30 Paddling Trip 13:00-17:30 Videography Workshop with JP Bresser 19:00 Group Dinner Join us for a group dinner at the Opera House in historic downtown High Springs. EX T RAS : Monday 16-Nov 7:45-17:45 Santa Fe River Basin Field Trip — Dr. Todd Kincaid Join GUE's Science Director for a fascinating look at the area's hydrogeology. Todd's extensive knowledge and entertaining personality are a must to experience! *Need a Ride? If you don’t have a car, or don’t want to attempt navigating through and around Gainesville traffic, we will have transporta- tion available for $10 per person, per event. (Some activities already include transporta- tion.) Arrangements must be made with GUE personnel prior to each event! SPEAKER BIOS ©D. Rhea Jarrod Jablonski is an avid explorer, researcher, author, and instructor; teaching and diving in oceans and caves around the world. Trained as a geologist, Jarrod is the founder and presi- dent of GUE and CEO of Halcyon and Extreme Exposure while remaining active in conser- vation, exploration, and filming projects worldwide. His explorations regularly place him in the most remote locations in the world, including several world record excursions at 300feet to cave penetrations in excess of 24,000feet/7km; these dives include bottom times of 12 hours with total immersions near 30 hours. Jarrod is also an author with dozens of publica- tions, including three books and several forthcoming. Todd Kincaid is GUE’s vice president and science director. Todd earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Florida in Geology and Hydrogeology in 1991 and 1994. His M.S. research identified the key processes responsible for groundwater and surface water exchange. His Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in Karst Hydrogeology in 1999 was based on the fractal scale dependence of karstic permeability and the corresponding hydraulic mechanisms responsible for conduit development in karst aquifers. Caylin Goldey Barter SPEAKER BIO S , CONT ’D. Jim Stevenson retired as senior biologist with the Department of Environmental Protection in 2003. Jim began his 38 year career with the Department as a park ranger while attend- ing the University of South Florida. He served as Chief Biologist for the Florida State Park System for 20 years during which he developed the land management and educational programs for the state park system. Jim organized and coordinates spring basin interagency working groups for Wakulla Spring and Ichetucknee Springs. He has served as Chairman of the Florida Springs Task Force, and Director of the Governor’s Florida Springs Initiative that developed and implemented a protection strategy for Florida’s springs. In recognition of his dedication to the protection of Florida’s springs, the State of Florida named a spring on the Suwannee River “Stevenson Spring” in his honor. In addition, for his stewardship of Florida’s public lands, the Governor and Cabinet dedicated the DEP’s highest award the “Jim Stevenson Resource Manager of the Year Award” that is given annually to the most deserving state lands manager. Jim and his wife kayak the whitewater rivers of the U. S. and dive the caves of Florida‘s springs. Chris Werner serves as the Science Director for the WKPP. He has been actively exploring, surveying and conducting scientific investigations in dry caves since 1989 and underwater caves since 1996. He has been actively diving since 1989 and cave diving since 1991. He received a B.S. in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Pittsburgh, a M.S. in Geology and a Ph.D. in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Florida State University. Michael Lang Renee Neuman holds an advanced certification from Stott Pilates which includes exercises for all levels of mat, Pilates apparatus, and special populations. She studied in Germany and Miami with the founder of Gyrotonic™, Juliu Horovath, and is a certified Gyrotonic™ train- er. During her ten years as fitness professional Renee has logged over 600 hours of education in both Pilates and Gyrotonic methods. She specializes in sport specific training and event training. Renee is an expert in modifying workouts for scoliosis, neck, back, and joint pain, and pregnancy. Andrew Cronan SPEAKER BIO S , CONT ’D. Christophe Le Maillot is a founding member and exploration diver for the Mexico Cave Diving Project (MCEP) based in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Over the past 15 years, he has par- ticipated in the exploration and surveying of numerous cave systems in the Yucatan including Sistema Ox Bel Ha and the caves under the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. Chris is also a GUE cave instructor. Gideon Liew has been diving since 1984 in South East Asia from pristine reefs to mysteri- ous wrecks. A dive instructor since 1994, he has worked with different dive stores and resort operations, as well as teaching divers from island bases to live-aboard boats. He is certified with Scuba schools international, PADI, TDI, DAN and GUE. He is introducing the phi- losophy of 'Doing It Right' diving to those who are interested, and presently travels and teaches GUE classes wherever he can. Gideon remains actively diving and is concerned about the conservation of these environments. Bob Stinton is the director of research and development, as well as Vice President on Diving Unlimited International. Bob has been actively diving since 1966 and has been a diving instructor since 1972. As co-inventor with Dick Long, Bob holds 9 U.S. and foreign pat- ents in individual thermal protection garments and systems. Bob has been involved with numerous diving research programs for the U.S. Navy, the French Navy, and the Norwegian Underwater Technical Institute. Bob also is currently active on several standards committees in Europe creating the latest standards for dry suit systems. Brett Hemphill has been cave diving since 1990 in Florida, Missouri, Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico. He has filmed and produced short under water cave training docu- mentaries, and in 2004, joined Karst Underwater Research, and has assisted in exploration of 4 new cave systems since his CCR training in 2005. In 2006, he worked as technical con- sultant for KISS Rebreathers, and is currently involved furthering safety protocols and equip- ment configurations for cave diving with rebreathers. Ed Reinhardt is a professor at McMaster University - School of Geography and Earth Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario Canada since 1998, conducting research on coastal environ- ments using microfossils. His interest is in sea-level and climate change impacts on coastal SPEAKER BIO S , CONT ’D. environments with applications in catastrophic events (tsunamis, hurricanes and earth- quakes).